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2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

The 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the twelfth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. Played from 8 November to 1 December 2019, it was contested by all 38 Ranji Trophy teams and won by Karnataka, the defending champions, for their second title. Chandigarh, the last of the expansion teams introduced in 2018–19, made their debut.[1][2][3][4]

The tournament retained the same format as the previous edition of the competition and had five groups, with two groups containing seven teams and three groups with eight teams.[5] The top two teams in each group qualified for the Super League section of the tournament, with the teams then split into two further groups of five teams each. The top two teams of each of the Super League groups progressed to the semi-finals.[6]

On the opening day of the tournament, Karnataka beat Uttarakhand by nine wickets, setting a new record for the most consecutive wins in T20 matches in India, with fifteen.[7] Six rain-affected matches from the first day of the tournament were rescheduled to take place on 18 November 2019.[8]

Following the conclusion of matches played on 17 November 2019, Baroda and Karnataka from Group A, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan from Group B, and Mumbai and Haryana from Group D had all progressed to the Super League stage of the tournament.[9] After the final day of group stage matches, Maharashtra and Punjab from Group C, and Delhi and Jharkhand from Group E had also progressed to the Super League.[10]

From the Super League, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu advanced to the semi-finals.[11] In the first semi-final, between Haryana and Karnataka, Abhimanyu Mithun took five wickets in one over for Karnataka, including a hat-trick.[12] Karnataka won the match by eight wickets to advance to the final.[13] In the second semi-final, Tamil Nadu beat Rajasthan by seven wickets to progress.[14] In the final, Karnataka beat Tamil Nadu by one run to defend their title.[15][16]

League stage

Super League

Points table

Group A

  • Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
  • Baroda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kunwar Bidhuri (Delhi) made his T20 debut.
  • Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
  • Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jitesh Saroha (Haryana) made his T20 debut.
  • Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B

  • Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
  • Manimaran Siddharth (Tamil Nadu) made his T20 debut.
  • Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jharkhand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Punjab won the toss and elected to field.

Finals

  • Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  3. ^ "BCCI announces domestic schedule for 2019-20 season". Sport Star. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Karnataka lift maiden T20 title after defeating Maharashtra by 8 wickets". Times Now News. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be held ahead of IPL auction as BCCI announces domestic schedule". Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ "BCCI Domestic Schedule 2019–20" (PDF). Board of Control for Cricket in India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Karnataka create Indian record with 15th T20 win in a row". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. ^ Shayan Acharya (15 November 2019). "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Six washed out games rescheduled for November 18". Sportstar (The Hindu). Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Prithvi Shaw, Bhuvneshwar Kumar back in action in contrasting styles". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Punjab win five-way qualification race despite defeat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Punjab denies Mumbai semifinal spot". SportStar. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Five wickets in six balls: Mithun's unique T20 record". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Mithun's five-wicket over, Padikkal-Rahul power-hitting put Karnataka in final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Bowlers and Sundar make it Tamil Nadu v Karnataka again". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Karnataka lift trophy after thrilling 1-run win over Tamil Nadu in the final". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Karnataka clinch last-ball thriller to defend Syed Mushtaq Ali title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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  19. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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